Oct 28, 2021

King County Council

King County Council Chair Claudia Balducci (Dist. 6) awarded Kirkland resident Kurt Triplett with the Martin Luther King Medal of Distinguished Service, an award that recognizes individuals whose work has answered the question asked by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “What are you doing for others?” Triplett has dedicated his life to public service across King County. For the last 11 years, he has served as city manager for Kirkland where, in 2020, the community found itself in the national spotlight as the first epicenter of COVID-19 in the United States. Triplett previously worked for King County for 17 years, including serving as the interim county executive in 2009, chief of staff to Executive Ron Sims, deputy director of natural resources and parks, and deputy chief of staff for Executive Sims and former Executive Gary Locke. He currently serves on the board for A Regional Coalition for Housing. He is also chair of the Eastside Public Safety Communications Agency, as well as a joint board member for the Puget Sound Emergency Radio Network.

CLIPr

Kirkland-based CLIPr, a Video Analysis and Management (VAM) platform using AI and machine learning to index video content, hired Durk Stelter as chief revenue officer. Stelter will lead sales, services and marketing teams and be responsible for all revenue-generating activities, as well as operationalize CLIPr's vision and strategy to accelerate growth. Stelter brings over 30 years of experience across telecommunication and artificial intelligence industries. He was CRO of Linc Global, an AI-driven customer experience automation platform. Prior to that, he was the CRO for Pypestream. Stelter received his Bachelor of Science in Technical Management from the University of California, Davis.

iGrafx

Portland-area software company, iGrafx, a worldwide leader in digital business transformation and process management, announced the appointment of technology executive Teesee Murray to chief executive officer. With over 30 years of experience, Murray brings significant go-to-market success to iGrafx. At global ERP company Epicor, she set new sales records, created new partnership ecosystems, and delivered growth in all product lines that she led. At multi-billion-dollar global software company Infor, she led the team's transition to cloud, driving cloud sales while launching new products and designing a new GTM strategy to serve larger customers. This year marks the 30th anniversary of iGrafx. The company delivers business process management solutions to some of the largest companies in the world – particularly those in heavily regulated markets where process management and compliance are critical functions. Murray replaces Andrew McFarland.

Oct 27, 2021

Gonzaga University

As Gonzaga begins a yearlong centennial celebration of the School of Business Administration, a gift of $2 million has established the Jud Regis Chair of Accounting. Of that amount, $1.75 million endows the Jud Regis Chair while $200,000 is designated for the accounting program itself and $50,000 for the Fund for Gonzaga in support of student scholarships. Donors Dan and Cecelia Regis, of Bellevue, named the endowed position to honor Dan's father, Jud, whom they credit with instilling the values of faith, family and freedom in Dan and his siblings. Jud Regis grew up in Spokane where Dan was born. During his career, Dan Regis oversaw the Northwest offices of the accounting firm Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) as managing partner before leaving in 1996 for the venture capital arena. Accounting has long been a strength of Gonzaga's business school. The program's 82.4% CPA pass rate is 10th in the nation and first on the West Coast for schools with at least 60 candidates taking the exam. The undergraduate accounting program is ranked 31st in U.S. News & World Report's 2022 business school rankings. Gonzaga's School of Business Administration was founded in 1921.

Columbia Sportswear

Columbia Sportswear announced the promotion of Andrew Burns to vice president, strategic planning and investor relations. Burns has been at Columbia Sportswear for more than three years leading the investor relations program. In his new role, he will take on leading strategic planning and initiative management in addition to his responsibilities for investor relations. Columbia Sportswear was founded in 1938 in Portland, Oregon, and the company's brands are sold in approximately 90 countries. In addition to the Columbia brand, Columbia Sportswear also owns the Mountain Hard Wear, SOREL and prAna brands.

Oct 26, 2021

Ankrom Moisan

Duong

Ankrom Moisan, a firm specializing in integrated architectural, interior design, planning, and brand, has hired Hao Duong as a healthcare principal. Duong will be amplifying the business development strategy and overseeing project delivery for AM's healthcare sector in Washington and Oregon. Duong's recent projects included supporting the work of Odessa Brown Children's Clinic, Neighborcare, and Grady Health System in revealing how the built environment can support their efforts to eliminate health disparities through education and social justice. He has worked with clients of varying scales including New York University, Nationwide Children's, University of Washington, Virginia Mason, UCSF, and Seattle Children's. Duong received a B.S. in Microbiology and Immunology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Masters of Architecture from the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee. Ankrom Moisan was founded in 1983, and today has offices in Portland, Seattle, and San Francisco.

Symetra

Hamer

Parker

Symetra celebrated the opening of Climate Pledge Arena at Seattle Center with the installation of a commissioned artwork. Symetra SVP Trinity Parker joined Seattle artist Aramis O. Hamer to debut the 6- by 9-foot acrylic on canvas painting in the arena's 11,000 square foot Symetra Club event space. Symetra is the first founding partner of the Climate Pledge Arena and the Seattle Kraken, the NHL's newest franchise. Home to the Kraken and the WNBA Seattle Storm, also a Symetra partner, the Climate Pledge Arena is the first net zero certified arena in the world. Hamer is a self-taught visual artist and muralist whose subject matter is inspired by the cosmos, music, nature, divine femininity, and the complexities throughout the Black culture. Those themes are reflected in the Symetra Club piece, with visual references to its Pacific Northwest setting, the Kraken's tentacles, and Symetra's vision. Symetra Life Insurance is a subsidiary of Symetra Financial Corporation, a diversified financial services company based in Bellevue.

Nautilus

Hall

Nautilus, a leader in personalized connected home fitness, announced that Kelley Hall, senior vice president and chief financial officer at Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI), and Shailesh Prakash, chief information officer and vice president of digital product development at The Washington Post have been appointed to its board of directors. Hall brings expertise leading financial strategy and managing omnichannel ecosystems at several leading companies, including REI, the nation's largest consumer co-operative. Prakash adds engineering and digital strategy experience and has led multiple digital growth transformations, including transitioning to and leveraging subscription business models. Prior to REI, Hall was senior vice president, chief accounting officer and treasurer for Nordstrom. Kelley also spent nine years at NIKE, and was with Starbucks Corporation from 1994 to 2008 in a variety of finance leadership roles. Prakash began his career as a software engineer with several technology companies, including Sun Microsystems and Netscape, and Microsoft where he was a key member of the Bing search engine. Nautilus is headquartered in Vancouver, Washington.